Masks-Ci-wara antelope, carved wood, carved and polished, have earned worldwide fame in the art Bambara of Mali. Linked to the worship and especially the dances of Ci-wara society, which celebrates the mythical union between the sun and the earth, while stimulating the hard work of young farmers, they have become a theme contagious, an exuberant symbol, entered the life of all the curious of Africa. With an exceptional sense of aesthetics, Bambara and their neighbors - other established groups in the Niger valley have also adopted this worship - have passed the artistic feat of summarizing a world in hundreds of masterpieces. The Ci-wara has been ranked as the primary symbol of contemporary Mali. Soft wood encrusted blackened patina priest.
Behind a mask, there is always a man. Mask is medium power, mediation between the superior, ancestors and humans. The ci-wara Male as master of nature. The Bambara are Mandingoes have retained their ancestral customs animists until Islamization came in reaction to the settlement. They were part of the brotherhood of the mask and panther-men, but their uptake current Islam dates from the early century. But they kept their nostalgic old idols, statues of ancestors and have become puppets of children, their animal pantheon, the puppets, the only mask that has crossed the expression Resevation Muslim point of view fetishes, is the following wara is the genius of planting and rain. The Bambara The Bambara, also called Bamana are the largest ethnic group in Mali. They occupy the central part of the countries.
Ci-wara Bambara (Mali)
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